Curemonte

Curemonte
Curemonte
	Commune
	The Château des Plas, in Curemonte
	Coat of arms
	Location of Curemonte
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	Coordinates: 45°00′00″N 1°44′27″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton	Midi Corrézien
Intercommunality	Midi Corrézien
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Marie-Claude Pécouyoul
Area 1	8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	209
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19067 /19500
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Curemonte is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. It is a medieval village characterised by its three castles. In a fortified position on a ridge overlooking a valley on both its eastern and western flanks, the village has historically had a strategic importance in the area. Its inhabitants are called Curemontois.

Geography

Location

The municipality of Curemonte is located at the southern end of the department of Corrèze.

Map of the commune.

Physical geography

The village of Curemonte is built on a ridge line that overlooks the valleys of the Sourdoire and the Maumont.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	351	—
1968	311	−11.4%
1975	248	−20.3%
1982	231	−6.9%
1990	203	−12.1%
1999	223	+9.9%
2008	213	−4.5%

History

The existence of Curemonte is confirmed from 860.

It was in the 11th century that the village flourished, passing through the Viscounts of Turenne.

Places and monuments

It is ranked among the most beautiful villages in France.
It has three castles:
- Château de Plas;
- Château de Saint-Hilaire;
- Château de la Johannie.
It has three churches:
- Church of Saint-Barthélemy du Bourg;
- Church of Saint-Hilaire de la Combe: 11th Century Romanesque church, one of the oldest in the department, which was probably built on Merovingian foundations;
- The church of Saint-Genest: former parish church, now a Museum of Religious Art.

Châteaux de Plas et de Saint-Hilaire.
Church of Saint-Barthélemy.
Church of Saint-Hilaire de la Combe.

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References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.